Tag: ask amy
Ask Amy: I was flustered to see him with his boyfriend
Dear Amy: My son “Jack” is 26 years old. Five years ago, he came out to me as gay.While this didn’t fully surprise me,...
Ask Amy: Mother of gay son not ready for the pride...
Dear Amy: My son “Jack” is 26 years old. Five years ago, he came out to me as gay. While this didn’t fully surprise...
Ask Amy: Walking buddies’ relationship stumbles
Dear Amy: I have been walking buddies with a neighbor for the last 12 years. We walk together about once a week.While I usually enjoy...
Ask Amy: What if the young stepmother thinks we owe her?
Dear Amy: My wife and I agreed years ago to supplement my father-in-law financially after my wife’s mom passed away.We have been sending him...
Ask Amy: Elderly relatives lurk and report intel
Dear Amy: A little over a year ago, working with my mother’s doctor, I decided it was in her best interests (she has dementia)...
Ask Amy: Distant sibling longs to connect
Dear Amy: After our teen years, my brother and I became close.After my mother abruptly left town to be with another man, my brother...
Ask Amy: I claimed to have served in Vietnam
Dear Amy: For the past 50 years, I have lied that I was in the military and served in Vietnam.I’m now 71. I want...
Ask Amy: She’s rubbing my nose in the wedding snub
Dear Amy: I have helped out my sister’s children over the years. (She is a single mom.)I provided vacations every summer and school clothes...
Ask Amy: Divorced mom is debt-averse
Dear Amy: I am a divorced mom in my early-30’s, with primary custody of my 8-year-old child.I have been dating “Ben” for the past...
Ask Amy: My son’s fiance blamed the moon for his malicious...
Dear Amy: My son and his fiance “James” are getting married this fall.When my son first mentioned that they were in the planning stages,...